Wheeled tray.



'P. J. HARRAH.

WHEELED TRAY.

APPLICATION FILED MBA, 1913.

Ewyw. Patented Feb. 17, 1914.

' To all 'whom it may concern JPHILIPJ. H RRAH, OF BLOOMFIELD, INDIAN, SSIGNOR T0 vTI-Ilii BLMEL'ELD MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF BLOOIVIFELD, INDIANA, .A CORPORTXN lli l WHEELED TRAY.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Be it knownthat I, PHILIP el. Hannan, a resident vof Bloomfield, in the county of Greene and State of llndiana, have invented certain new .and useful improvements in Wheeled Trays; and I do hereby declare the following lto be a full,clear, and yexact'devscription of the" invention, sach as will en- .'able others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of my invention is to 'provide an improved7 simple and highly efficient collapsible wheeled tray-composed of b t few parts and which may berea'dily assembled f for use andas easily folded for storing or packing purposes, the, structure at all times presenting a neat appearance.

ln the accompanyin proved tray. ltlig. 2 isfa view in side elevation. Fig. 3 shows the device in its folded d plates 4: having leach a countersunk recess 6' so Sti position.

, The supporting frame preferably consists f of two pairs of bars 1 and 2, preferably channel-bars, crossed at their centers andv spaced loy a cross rod 3 which also forms a pivotA for such bars. On 'each end of this cross rod are two hingesplates 4, `5, the inner into which ts bar 1, while the outer plate 5 is likewise countersunk to accommodate bar.

2. By this construction the opposed faces .ofv

the hinge plates forma bearing each for the other and' prevent the creeling motion that isy usually present when two light bars "are crossed and loosely bolted together..

' f This construction. also has the advantage that it enables the cross rod 3 to be tightl nutted liti' toy 'malte affirm connection between t e parte.-

'llo limit the movements of the bars 1 and 2` .i provide one of the hinge-plates with an -alreual slot 7 for taking in a lug 8 of the other plate, the wallsl of the slot limiting the movements of the, lug.

The supporting bars at `or near their lower ends are provided with 'cross rods 10,

Vwhile rods 12 and 13 connect these bars at drawings', Figure 1-l is a view in perspective showing my yirri-'- end, extend short arms 2O which are pivoted to cross rod 127 preferably by having their verted lJ-shape to take in the rod 13.

e 24|is a spring clamp secured to the tray' and designed to engage rod 13 to loch the I tray in position. l Handle 25 extends from [one end ofthe tray, and is shownin the form ofa single bar secured at its ends to arms 21.

In folding the tray for packing or Storn ing, after" disengaging the clamp 24%,"t1'ay 19L may be lifted from the rod 13, the arms` -20 turning on rod 12. The supporting bars 2 are then folded over against the 'bars 1, lturning on the rod 3. lll/*heels 1'? may then be turned to iit against wheels 15. 'llhe tray is then folded down over the supporting bars, the short arms 2O permitting it to he folded so that it will extend uniformly' alongV 7 one side of bot-h sets of supporting bars..

Thus it will be seen that the entire tray"- may be 'quickly folded and that it. willowcupy butlittle space.

It is to be notedY that all parts are folded l together, it not being necessary to bodily remove any section, .i

l claim as my invention: y

A portable tray comprising sup orting bars, arranged in pairs and pivotal y connected together at their centers, cross rods carried each by one pair of supporting bars at the ripper ends thereof, a tray having de pending short arms atone end pivoted to one of said cross rods,` and a second set of short .arms projecting from the other end 'of said tray and having open ended slots .at their lower ends for adjustably engaging the other cross rod.

- In testimonywhereof, 1 have signed this specification 'in the presence of two subscrib-- ing witnesses.

' Plllilll J. lflAltRl/tliii.

Witnesses:

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hilarant: Hrennnnson. 

